---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services."
description: "Relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "69"
identifier: "HB 1248"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1248 (69)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robin Weisz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aba8cb91-69c2-4478-974c-0c97a7b69722"
source_url: "https://ndlegis.gov/api/assembly/69-2025/data/bills.json"
source_hash: "8a6f9bd4170b28d7c2b71d50f801ec2e86e3130be9c6924f599536933148f810"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1248 (69) — AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-03-28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services.

Relating to the cost-benefit analysis requirement for health insurance mandated coverage of services.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-06000.pdf)
3. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-02000.pdf)
4. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Conference Committee Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-05000.pdf)
5. **FIRST ENGROSSMENT with Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/documents/25-0740-04000.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1248 — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1248 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1248 — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion for Final Passage on HB 1248 — **45–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robin Weisz — primary (person)
- Carrie McLeod — cosponsor (person)
- Dick Dever — cosponsor (person)
- Judy Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Frelich — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Ruby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13** Introduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee `introduction`
- **2025-01-22** Committee Hearing 09:30
- **2025-02-10** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 11 0 3 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-02-12** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Received from House
- **2025-02-17** Introduced, first reading, referred Human Services Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-05** Committee Hearing 09:15
- **2025-03-21** Reported back amended, do pass, amendment placed on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment adopted, placed on calendar
- **2025-03-25** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 46 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Returned to House (12)
- **2025-04-03** Refused to concur
- **2025-04-03** Conference committee appointed J. Johnson Grindberg Bahl
- **2025-04-04** Appoint Rep. Warrey to replace Rep. J. Johnson on conference committee
- **2025-04-07** Conference committee appointed Roers Hogan Clemens
- **2025-04-17** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 94 nays 0 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Reported back from conference committee, in place of, placed on calendar `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Conference committee report adopted
- **2025-04-23** Second reading, passed as amended, yeas 45 nays 2 `passage, reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by President
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2025-04-25** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-29** Signed by Governor 04/28 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30** Filed with Secretary Of State 04/28 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aba8cb91-69c2-4478-974c-0c97a7b69722`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).